Marc Burrows (15 October 1978 – 9 February 2009) was an English
footballer
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, who played as a
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. He grew up in
Sandown on the
Isle of Wight
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and attended Sandham Middle School before heading to
Sandown High School
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.
Playing career
After beginning his career on a two-year apprenticeship at
Portsmouth
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, Burrows played for non-league clubs
Cowes Sports,
Christchurch
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,
Brading Town,
Eastleigh
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and West Moors. His playing career included appearances in the
FA Cup
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,
FA Vase
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and was part of the Eastleigh Social Club squad that played in the
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Pub Cup Final, held on 6 May 2000 at the old
Wembley Stadium
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.
Burrows is recognised as scoring the sport's fastest ever goal, beating both the former English record of
Colin Cowperthwaite
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(3.5 seconds) and the world record held by
Ricardo Oliveira
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(2.8 seconds). The record was set in a reserve team match against
Eastleigh
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in 2004, when Burrows spotted the goalkeeper off his line and shot straight from kick-off. With the wind behind it the ball landed in the goal, and was recorded by the match referee at 2.5 seconds.
The Football Association
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later confirmed this goal was a world record for the sport.
Death
Burrows died on 9 February 2009, aged 30, after being diagnosed with cancer.
See also
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Fastest goals in association football
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References
1978 births
2009 deaths
People from Sandown
English footballers
Association football forwards
Cowes Sports F.C. players
Christchurch F.C. players
Brading Town F.C. players
Eastleigh F.C. players
Deaths from cancer in England
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